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News Corporation boss Rupert Murdoch has filed for divorce from his wife Wendi Deng after 14 years of marriage, the company has confirmed.

The media mogul married the 44-year-old Chinese-born American businesswoman in 1999 after meeting her at a company party in Hong Kong.

Divorce proceedings were launched at the New York state supreme court this morning; however the reasons for the filing have not yet been announced.

Ms Deng gained nationwide media attention when she protected her husband as he was attacked with a foam pie while giving evidence to a Commons select committee over the News International phone hacking scandal.

Rupert Murdoch and his wife in London earlier this year (Picture: Getty)

She was a prominent fixture throughout the hearing sitting behind her husband as he addressed questions from MPs.

It comes as News Corporation announced it would be splitting into two different companies.

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One company will operate as a newspaper and book publisher and will retain the company name, while the other will be an entertainment company, called 21st Century Fox.

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